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  On 13/08/2013 at 11:22, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

Mitch Robinson is a MUST. I can't stand the bloke but that is exactly what we need. An unsociable, tough as nails, battering ram.

We have plenty of nice boys and we still play bruise free football.

Add Robinson and Hogan into the side, two blokes who love finding the body, and the culture will gradually change on field.

Robinson picks and chooses his contests, he's not as hard and tough as is believed. Skills would be at home with a lot of our guys but we need better.

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    How can you call yourself WattsJurrahDunn and argue for recruiting Robinson? Was it sarcasm, to identify yourself with Watts and Jurrah's names?

    Talk about desperation...

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      On 13/08/2013 at 11:22, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

    Mitch Robinson is a MUST. I can't stand the bloke but that is exactly what we need.

    People whinge incessantly on here about the disposal of Nicholson, Grimes et al and you want to get Robinson?
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      On 14/08/2013 at 01:08, maurie said:

    People whinge incessantly on here about the disposal of Nicholson, Grimes et al and you want to get Robinson?

    Robinson can find a lot of the ball. He has been used more forward this year but every time he gets thrown in the middle he gets the ball. I agree his disposal isn't the best but it's definetly not the worst. Either way I would'nt give up a lot to get him, maybe a third rounder if he walks.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 01:12, cunnerz09 said:

    Robinson can find a lot of the ball. He has been used more forward this year but every time he gets thrown in the middle he gets the ball. I agree his disposal isn't the best but it's definetly not the worst. Either way I would'nt give up a lot to get him, maybe a third rounder if he walks.

    Could we get him as a delisted free agent?

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    I wouldn’t mind getting Robinson. While not being the most skilled, he seems driven and we need extra size in the middle. We need extra depth and I believe he can supply some of that. If we could also bring in Sewell (not sure of his contract status) and perhaps Adams without giving too much away, we could improve the midfield in the short term. Optimistically, if we could also snag a couple of very good young midfielders in the draft then we are looking much better.

    I would also hope the new coach will be able to get the best out of the current players with better structures and systems, we have a very good goal to goal line when all listed players are fit and available.

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    Not a rumour but we should have a big crack at Stokes from Geelong if possible - unrestricted FA. 28 and could add a bit for a couple of years.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 03:32, Django said:

    Not a rumour but we should have a big crack at Stokes from Geelong if possible - unrestricted FA. 28 and could add a bit for a couple of years.

    The small forward we need until someone else comes along.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 04:09, Al said:

    The small forward we need until someone else comes along.

    Better option than Byrnes.
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      On 14/08/2013 at 04:09, Al said:

    The small forward we need until someone else comes along.

    Not just that, is playing well through the midfield at the moment too.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 04:38, Django said:

    Not just that, is playing well through the midfield at the moment too.

    The only good small forward is one who can run through the midfield and do it well. Stokes has been very good this year, not really the leader that you would want to get at his age though.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 04:51, rjay said:

    The only good small forward is one who can run through the midfield and do it well. Stokes has been very good this year, not really the leader that you would want to get at his age though.

    Don't agree with that - if they are kicking enough goals they don't have to be able to run through the middle. If you have more than one playing then at least one would have to be able to rotate through, yes.

    He'd be a valuable pick up as a player, we can look for leaders elsewhere.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 04:57, Django said:

    Don't agree with that - if they are kicking enough goals they don't have to be able to run through the middle. If you have more than one playing then at least one would have to be able to rotate through, yes.

    He'd be a valuable pick up as a player, we can look for leaders elsewhere.

    Personal opinion that I've stated many times, but I don't rate small forwards at all if that's their only trick. All the good ones play up the ground now, even the bad ones except they can't get a kick there.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 01:12, cunnerz09 said:

    Robinson can find a lot of the ball. He has been used more forward this year but every time he gets thrown in the middle he gets the ball. I agree his disposal isn't the best but it's definetly not the worst. Either way I would'nt give up a lot to get him, maybe a third rounder if he walks.

    Robinson just bombs it to no-one.

    There's also a difference between being driven by desire and achievement and being driven by brainlessness.

    Definite no from me.

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    Robinson's disposal is quite iffy. Kicks it like Dunn (up and under, and long, with not a lot of skill/purpose).

    In saying that, his rough, hard-at-it mentality is quite appealing, really, and might help set tones on and off the field.

    At a cheap price, I'd take him, but only at a cheap price.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 08:47, titan_uranus said:

    Robinson's disposal is quite iffy. Kicks it like Dunn (up and under, and long, with not a lot of skill/purpose).

    In saying that, his rough, hard-at-it mentality is quite appealing, really, and might help set tones on and off the field.

    At a cheap price, I'd take him, but only at a cheap price.

    I think he would be the kind of guy who might be a bit of a negative off field. Reeks of arrogance and his attitude seems to be poor - remember that fight he was in a couple of years ago at a music festival?

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    Im hearing we are big on trying for a trade of our first rounder to Adelaide for Rory Sloane - particularly if Boyd falls through to us. You heard it hear first champs!! Rumour that Rodney Eade is out in front but not 100% on that.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 11:16, Norm Smith said:

    Im hearing we are big on trying for a trade of our first rounder to Adelaide for Rory Sloane - particularly if Boyd falls through to us. You heard it hear first champs!! Rumour that Rodney Eade is out in front but not 100% on that.

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    I've watched Mitch Robinson closely this year as I was stupid enough to Dreamteam him. He's a stupid dud. Gives away undisciplined frees, crap disposal, flies for marks he never takes and gets hurt in the process. Just a very average footballer who has a crack,but invariably gets it wrong. I'm far from surprised he's been out of the team.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 11:16, Norm Smith said:

    Im hearing we are big on trying for a trade of our first rounder to Adelaide for Rory Sloane - particularly if Boyd falls through to us. You heard it hear first champs!! Rumour that Rodney Eade is out in front but not 100% on that.

    The Inside Footy article suggested we were interested in using pick 2 for Sloane.

    Let me put on record that I love his heart and passion, but in reality he's a good get at pick 40 something. He doesn't have anywhere near the class that warrants the mention of pick 2. As I said, I rate him, but don't get seduced by a B+ footballer that we all love due to his intent.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 11:02, Nasher said:

    Personally, my extreme distaste for Robinson as a human being clouds my ability to objectively assess him as a footballer.

    I've suffered too much already to accept seeing that fool in a Melbourne jumper.

    A genuinely shizen human.

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    I'm sure him getting into a dust up at the BDO would be at the forefront of your mind when he made a match saving tackle or kicked a winning goal.

    As soon as they put on the jumper, and perform, whether they're someone you'd want to have a beer with is irrelevant.

    He's dropped off this season, but the previous two he was averaging 22 touches (9 contested) and 5 tackles a game, and he's still only 24.

    At the right price the club would be crazy not to look at him very seriously.

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    Does anybody else think we should look at trying to lure Billie Smedts away from Geelong.

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      On 14/08/2013 at 11:02, Nasher said:

    Personally, my extreme distaste for Robinson as a human being clouds my ability to objectively assess him as a footballer.

    Mitch Robinson once said he would measure his career by the number of concussion tests he'd had.

    I'd like to know how you can do a concussion test on Mitch Robinson. ^_^

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